Police investigate spike in graffiti in Worcester

WORCESTER — City officials are combating a significant spike in graffiti over the past month across an extensive section of the city.

"We seem to have two or three perpetrators out there who have tagged a wide area of the city," said Robert L. Moylan Jr., commissioner of public works and parks. "It appears to be two or three kids who are using the same sign name."

Mr. Moylan said the Canal District, including Water, Temple, Harding and Green streets, has been hard hit over the past four to six weeks.

Graffiti has also been found on Grafton Street, Wall Street, Mercantile Street and Front Street as well as Chandler and Pleasant streets between Main Street and Park Avenue, officials said.

Mr. Moylan said officials have photographs of the two men taken from surveillance cameras. He said the graffiti does not appear to be gang-related.

He said the vast majority has occurred on private property, but some public properties have also been marked.

The Worcester Police Department said it is investigating the incidents.

The Worcester Police Department said it is investigating the incidents.